Lawn refuse bag insert

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12172829-B2
Application number	US-202418600227-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 8, 2024
Priority date	Sep 6, 2019
Publication date	Dec 24, 2024
Grant date	Dec 24, 2024

Abstract

A lawn refuse bag insert includes a bag stand having a top stand end and a bottom stand end, the bag stand includes an end wall and a first side wall, the first side wall is hingedly coupled to the end wall, the first side wall defining a slot, the slot defining a retainer tab, a finger opening; a first rake detachably coupled to the bag stand; wherein the lawn refuse bag is configurable in a blank configuration and an erect configuration, and wherein each of the walls are disposed in a vertical orientation in the erected configuration.

First claim

That which is claimed is:

1. A lawn refuse bag insert comprising:
a bag stand defining a top stand end and a bottom stand end, the bag stand comprising an end wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall, each of the first side wall and the second side wall hingedly coupled to the end wall, the first side wall defining a slot, the slot defining a retainer tab, a finger opening defined between the retainer tab and the top stand end; and
a first rake detachably coupled to the end wall and arranged between the first side wall and the second side wall;
wherein the lawn refuse bag is configurable in a blank configuration and an erected configuration, and wherein each of the end wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall are disposed in a vertical orientation in the erected configuration.

2. The lawn refuse bag insert of claim 1 , wherein each of the first side wall and the second side wall define a tapered section at the bottom stand end.

3. The lawn refuse bag insert of claim 1 , wherein:
the first rake defines a teeth side and a grip side;
a plurality of teeth extend from the teeth side; and
a hand indentation is formed at the grip side.

4. The lawn refuse bag insert of claim 3 , further comprising a second rake detachably coupled to the bag stand and detachably coupled to the first rake.

5. The lawn refuse bag insert of claim 1 , wherein the lawn refuse bag insert is folded from a single, planar blank.

6. The lawn refuse bag insert of claim 1 , wherein the lawn refuse bag insert comprises a corrugated material.

7. The lawn refuse bag insert of claim 6 , wherein the corrugated material is a corrugated paperboard material.

8. The lawn refuse bag insert of claim 1 , wherein the lawn refuse bag insert further comprises a bend line formed between the end wall and the first side wall.

9. The lawn refuse bag insert of claim 8 , wherein the bend line further comprises a series of perforations.

10. The lawn refuse bag insert of claim 1 , wherein the lawn insert bag insert further comprises indicia printed thereon.

11. The lawn refuse bag insert of claim 1 , wherein the finger opening is configured to be engaged by a user's hands to facilitate lifting the lawn refuse bag insert out of a lawn refuse bag.

Assignees

• Pratt Corrugated Holdings Inc

Inventors

• Chen Shifeng
• Sollie Greg
• Waltermire Jamie

Classifications

• B65B3/04

  Methods of, or means for, filling the material into the containers or receptacles · CPC title

• B65D33/06

  Handles {(forming part of the closing arrangement B65D33/16)} · CPC title

• B65D33/1608

  Integral flaps for tying above the bag · CPC title

• B65B51/04

  Applying separate sealing or securing members, e.g. clips, (applying separate lids or covers B65B7/28) · CPC title

• B65F1/002

  with means for opening or closing of the receptacle · CPC title